I can't believe it! Another reverse b-day gift to my readers! I started this a year ago exactly as such a gift and here we are a year later with a super-special update...maybe with a few extra chapters for you all.
Yugi: Um, PhantomBrat?
Yes Yugi.
Yugi: What are your birthday wishes this year?
Maybe the adoption of 'Ghostly Misunderstandings' (Danny Phantom/Ghost Whisperer X-over).
Ryou: Wasn't that the first ever fanfic in that crossover section?
Yeah...I lost my inspiration and decided to try and rewrite Haunted myself.
Ryou: Oh. Well, we hope that everyone enjoys this update of 'Please Accept Me'.
Yugi slept in and nobody bothered to wake the boy as it was a Saturday. Aknamkanon had to rush off to work because there were a few things he had to do along with picking up some games for Yugi to test. "Leave your brother alone for today boys. He's still recovering from yesterday," he told the two.
"What if he comes out," Atem asked. "Could we just keep him company then?"
"I don't know, Atem. Yugi's still uneasy right now. Let him come to you boys on his own terms. Don't rush him. I'll see you boys after work."
Yugi woke up feeling hungry and decided to see if there was anything in the kitchen he could make without having to turn the stove on. He made his way to the dining room and then into the kitchen. Yugi saw that the kitchen was massive, but when he went further in, a cook turned him out. "No children in my kitchen, boy," she scolded him. "Lunch will be ready in an hour."
Yugi whimpered, "But I'm hungry now. Couldn't I just have a bowl of cereal?"
"Cereal? In my kitchen," she scoffed. "I would never allow for it."
She directed Yugi from the area and locked the door behind him. The boy wandered off, not seeing through his tears. He eventually bumped into one of his brothers. He fell to the ground, trying not to cry from hunger and fear.
"Yugi," Atem was surprised to see him up and about so soon after a 'fit'.
Said boy began sobbing, "Please don't hurt me. I didn't mean to run into you."
"I'm not mad at you. What's wrong?"
"I'm hungry and that lady locked me out of the kitchen. She said that she won't allow cereal in her kitchen. I just wanted to eat something."
Atem helped Yugi up, "We'll see about that and get you something to eat."
The two headed back to the kitchen and Atem pounded on the door until the head cook unlocked it. She took one look at Yugi and huffed, "What now? I'm trying to prepare lunch."
Atem glared at her, "You will not disrespect my brother, Cheryl. He hasn't eaten breakfast and is starving. You will make him something to tide him over until lunch is ready. After lunch, you will remove yourself from our property. Dad will be notified that you have been relieved of further duties as a member of our staff. Marshall is now head cook." Said man looked up and nodded, indicating that he had heard everything. "I wish to see that anything Yugi likes is kept on hand for him as well."
"Got it," Marshall called back. "Just give me a list and I'll make sure it's done. So what would you like?"
Yugi sniffled, "Toast with grape jam. I don't like jelly, it's too clumpy."
"Will do," Marshall grinned as he pulled out the toaster and dropped two slices of bread into the machine.
Yugi was guided to the table and sat in one of the chairs, "Thank you, um…"
"I'm Atem. Yami's the one who wears dark colors most of the time. He also has more of an issue with Cheryl. She refused to buy his favorite snack foods until Dad docked her pay for it."
Just then Yami entered the dining room, "Dad's on the line, says he wanted to know if…Oh, he is up." He noticed the tearstains on Yugi's cheeks, "What happened?"
"Cheryl happened. I fired her and promoted Marshall," Atem stated as he took the phone from Yami to talk to their dad.
Yami sighed as he sat in a chair across from Yugi, "Never did like that woman. Marshall's pretty cool. So how are you feeling?"
"Um…ok, I guess," Yugi replied, unsure of what was going on. "Just hungry and wanted cereal, but that lady got mad at me."
"Cheryl's no lady, kid. She's a monster on a health-kick," Yami stated.
"Oh."
Yugi was at a loss as to why Atem and Yami were suddenly so nice to him. The last time they acted this nice, the two of them had a cruel prank planned out for him. He was on edge, jumping every time he opened a door or checking any dishes for signs of being tampered with. The poor boy even checked furniture before sitting down.
Atem and Yami noticed this and felt awful watching the boy's uneasiness. "I-i-i-i-i-I'm gonna go to my room," Yugi stuttered out of fear and nervousness. "My stomach hurts and I need to lie down."
Atem sighed as Yugi slipped out of the room and headed to the East Wing. The two frowned, knowing that that particular Wing was off limits to them unless their father said otherwise. They knew that getting Yugi to trust them after everything they had ever done was going to be hard.
Aknamkanon arrived home to find Atem and Yami watching a movie. "Where is Yugi?"
"He went to bed early Dad," Atem replied. "Marshall said that he'll be in early tomorrow to pick up the list of Yugi's favorite foods."
"What happened to Cheryl," Aknamkanon questioned.
"Atem fired her," Yami answered. "She was rude to Yugi and then to him. We had to have security escort her off the property."
Aknamkanon was relieved to hear that Atem stood up for Yugi, but upset that he now had to find a new cook to fill her position. "Oh, by the way Dad," Atem spoke up. "Marshall is the new head cook. He was the only one who was willing to go behind Cheryl's back to get Yami his snack foods and other things she refused to purchase for us."
"Very well. After your movie, you boys should get to bed so that you can start on your new science project."
Atem nodded as they resumed their movie. Their father had to call and inform their teacher that they needed to do a different project as their first one disrupted very sensitive equipment and was now forbidden from their house. Now the brothers were stuck with a rather outdated project, trying to make a mini-Holo-projector with minimal supplies.
Yugi: My brothers are starting to look after me!
Yami: I hate you.
Yugi: *T.T*
Yami: Not you! PhantomBrat!
Yugi: Yami, be nice to her. You know that she can abandon this story or worse...delete it and nobody would be able to see what happens next.
Yami: *mutters* Sorry.
Forgiven.
